National Republican., 1887-12-20
THE COURT RECORD.

United States Supreme Court.-The following
business was transacted in the Uulted States
Supreme Court Yesterday:
Roteson vs.. Female Orphan Asylum of Fort
land, Me. Opinion by JUSTICE Matthews al.
fir ming decree of the court below.
Northern Pacific Railroad Company VS..
Mores Opinion by Justice Matthews affirming
Judgment OF the court below.
by Chief Justice Waite reversing the judgm int
OF the circuit court, and directing that juds y
ment be entered for the railroad Gompany.
No. 81. The Texas Pacific Railroad Company
VS.. Henry 6. Marlow. Judgment affirmed
VIII With costs and interest Opinion by Mr. Justic;
No 81. a. M. Hefner ct al VS.. the Northwest.
ern Mutual Life Insurance Company. judy
ment affirmed with costs. Opinion by Mr..
No. is Tie lEtua Life Insurance Company
of Hartford. Conn, VS.. Ada Davey. Ju igm ant
reverted with costs, and cause remanded with
directions for another trial in accordance with
the principles Of the opinion of this court.
Opinion BY Mr.. Justice Harlan.
No. SO. The North Pennsy lvania Railroad
Company VS.. the Commercial National Bank
| of Chicago. Judgment affirmed with costs and
interest. opinion by Mr.. Justice Field.
No. 763. George w. Radford, assignee, &C.,
| appellant VS.. Agnes Folsom, Administrative,
&c, et al; Dismissed with costs. Opinion by
No. 96s. f. P. Talkington ct al, appellants.
| vs. Henry NJ. Dumbleton. Dismissed for the
want Of jnrisdiction. Opinion by Mr.. Chief
No. ili7. John s. Kidd vs.. I. E. Pearson ct
al. Motion to advance granted. q day To be
fixed for the argument on application as soon
No. 1918. James g. Callan, appellant, VS.. A.
| A. Wilson, marshal. Motion to advance
granted and cause assigned for argument ne 1t
| alter the cases already assigned for Jan. next.
! No. 937. Joseph Anderson ct al. VS.. Levi Car
kins. Motion to dismiss postponed to the hear
ing OF the case on Its merits.
No. Go. The schooner Maggie j. Smith, &C.,
appellants, vs. Samuel II. Walker ct al. Mo-
tion to modify the decree In this case, SO as TO
allow interest on the circuit court denied.
No. 1908. George l.. Thayer, trustee, VS.. Peter
Butler. receiver. 30. Motloa to advance de-
No. 2. Original ex parle. In the matter of
mandsmus. Dismissed for thew the want N. Of q prose.
'S'ij No. Cos. The Great Fails Manufacturing Com.
General, ct al. submitted under the twentieth
rule by Mr.. B. F. Butler aud Mr.. Q. d. Barrett
ior the appellant and by Mr.. Solicitor General
jerks for The appeleeS
No. 367. Cyrus Woodman ct al VS.. the Mi'-
sionary Society Il the NJ, f. Church. Motion
to set aside order OF dismissal. Argued by
lion and by Mr.. De Forest Paine in opposition
No. 1927. Count ]. Tclfnervs. George W. Russ,
| In error 10 the circuit court OF the Uuited
| States Tor the western district of Texas. Ou
motion ofMr. John ]. Weed for the defendant
in error. adludged 10 be docksted and dis
No. les i. ii Williams VS.. Eiwsrd D. Coa.
| ger ct nj. Argument continued by Mr. En.ene
| Williams for the plaintiff In error aud by Mr..
L. II. Graham for the defendants in error.
Adjourned until Today.
Court IN General Terin-Chiei Justice Bing.
ham aud Justices Hagner and James, ,-Pcarce
| vs. Jacobs; opinion by Justice James affirming
judgment Of the circuit court. United States
W. Baltimore md Potomac Railroad Company;
opinion by Justice James sustaining demurrer.
| johnson VS.. Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Compai.y opinion by Justice Hasner aiirm'
ing ruling OF circuit court Strouse Bcos. vS.
BensiDper; opinion by chief justice affirming
judgment Of court below. Rich VS. Solari:
opinion by chiet justice overru!ing the order
Of the court below.
1 Circuit Court-Justice Cox-MeGill vs.. Cook;
garnishee: judgment of condemnation. New
York Betting and Packing Company vs. Brown:
motion for judgment overruled. Whitman vs..
receiver. VS.. Hume, administrator, and Peck
Telrs executors on trial. Assignmeut-Nos.
95i 40M, lO3, 92, 3D. l07, 1l2, lOi Ill, 1l6, lls,
Criminal Court - Justice Montgomery
A.. J. Lairs, assault to kill; arraigned and
PLEADED not guilty; recognizance set aside.
Lewis Williams murder OF VIM. G. Alder. On
trial.
Equity Court-Justice :Merrlck-In re Frank
RolbansRy, alleged lunstic; inquisiton con-
hrmed and James lonndes appointed commit
tee;t Wright ys; Wright, payment OF Mary
eIson; sale finally ratified. McDermott vs..
Mades; time to take testimony limited to Jan
3, lSSs. Fowler vs.. Taylor; demurrer over
mot; testimony ordered taken before Chris.
Ingle Prospect Hill Cemetery Company vs.
District of Columbia; Injunction until final
hearing. Barbour vs.. District. Of Columbia;
taken before Examiner Albert Harper, Rose
vs. Cumberland; order appointing Thos. Fitz.
gerald guardian ad litem. Assignment-N0
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